Chance Yankees Manager
1913 Frank Chance becomes NY Yankees manager
- 1925 England cricket opening batsman Herbert Sutcliffe follows his 1st innings 176 with 127 in the 2nd innings but his team cannot avoid an 81 run defeat to Australia in the 2nd Test in Melbourne
- 1945 University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team sets an NCAA record by holding Arkansas State to 6 points in a 75-6 win
- 1947 Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game
- 1955 Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt
- 1955 Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak
Nicklaus Turns Professional
1962 21-year-old future Hall of Fame golfer Jack Nicklaus makes his first professional appearance; tied 50th in Los Angeles Open
- 1972 NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall
Chappell's Best Test Bowling
1973 Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 v Pakistan at SCG
- 1977 Australian Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Kerry Melville Reid wins her first and only Grand Slam singles title; beats Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat 7-5, 6-2
Connor's ATP Title
1978 American Jimmy Connors beats Björn Borg of Sweden 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to win his first and only season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis title at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- 1980 Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent-Canucks 3-0
- 1980 NCAA decides to sponsor women's championships in 5 sports
- 1984 AFC Championship, LA Memorial Coliseum: Los Angeles Raiders beat Seattle Seahawks, 30-14
- 1984 NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams
- 1984 NFC Championship, RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins beat San Francisco 49ers, 24-21
- 1984 Washington Capitals Bengt Gustafsson scores 5 goals to beat Philadelphia 7-1
Willie McCovey Elected
1986 San Francisco Giants Willie McCovey is 16th elected to MLB Hall of Fame in his 1st year of eligibility
- 1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
- 1988 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago at Detroit
- 1989 AFC Championship, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati: Cincinnati Bengals beat Buffalo Bills, 21-10
- 1989 NFC Championship, Soldier Field, Chicago: San Francisco 49ers beat Chicago Bears, 28-3
- 1991 Tamas Darnyi swims world record 400m medley (4:12.36)
- 1993 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Michael Stich beats Emilio Sánchez of Spain 7-5, 6-3 for a 2-0 win, and Germany's first title
Jordan Makes 20,000 Points
1993 Michael Jordan's game-high 35 points leads Chicago to 120-95 win over Milwaukee; gives him exactly 20,000 points in 620th game of his NBA career; 2nd-fastest to reach milestone after Wilt Chamberlain (499)
Mike Schmidt Elected
1995 Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star third baseman Mike Schmidt is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1996 For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1998 NY Giant GM George Young resigns to accept NFL position
- 2000 "Music City Miracle", in AFC Wild Card Playoff, Tennessee Titans defeat Buffalo Bills 22-16 in last 16 seconds with Kevin Dyson, running length of the field for a game-winning touchdown
- 2000 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Amanda Coetzer & Wayne Ferreira wrap up South Africa's first title (3-0) with an abbreviated 8-1 mixed doubles win over Tamarine Tanasugarn & Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand
- 2005 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Dominik Hrbatý beats Guillermo Coria of Argentina 6-4, 6-1 for an unassailable 2-0 lead, and 2nd Slovakian title
- 2007 9th BCS National Championship: #2 Florida beats #1 Ohio State, 41-14
- 2009 College Football, 11th BCS National Championship, Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens: #2 Florida beats #1 Oklahoma, 24-14
US Clinch Victory
2011 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands & John Isner beat Belgian pair Justine Henin & Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-3 to clinch a 2-1 victory; 6th title for the United States
- 2012 "The 3:16 Game" AFC Wild Card Playof, underdogs Denver Broncos defeat Pittsburgh Steelers 29–23 with Tim Tebow connecting with Demaryius Thomas on an 80-yard touchdown pass on first scrimmage play of overtime
Nash 5th to 10,000 Assists
2013 Steve Nash becomes 5th NBA player to record 10,000th career assists, playing for the LA Lakers against Houston - Lakers still lose 125–112
- 2018 College Football National Championship, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta: #4 Alabama beats #3 Georgia, 26-23
- 2022 Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions finish the season with a 9–8 record, achieving their first winning season since 2017
- 2023 United Cup Tennis, Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australia: US wins inaugural event, 4-0 over Italy
